Skype, Microsoft Teams

Goodbye Skype, hello Teams: How Microsoft is making the switch easy
To encourage this transition, Microsoft will soon allow users to sign in to the free version of Teams with their Skype username and password. By using the same credentials, users will be able to access their existing chats and contacts if they want to pick up where they left off.
Microsoft is shutting down Skype in favor of Teams
Skype will be retired on May 5th, and existing users will need to export their data or migrate to Teams.
How to migrate from Skype to Teams
Want to backup, export or download Skype Data? Move all your Skype chats, contacts, etc. to Teams. Learn how to migrate from Skype to Teams.
Microsoft says it will shutter Skype in May, focus resources on Teams
Microsoft announced on Friday that it will be retiring Skype in May and putting all of its video conferencing resources into Microsoft Teams.
End of an era: Microsoft to shut down Skype, shifting users to Teams, 14 years after $8.5B deal
Microsoft confirmed Friday that it is officially retiring Skype in May and consolidating its consumer communication offerings into Microsoft Teams.
Tech Matters: Goodbye, Skype; hello, Teams — How to make the switch
Microsoft is pulling the plug on Skype. Skype will remain online until May 5, giving users a limited window to decide: Move to Microsoft Teams or take their chat history and contacts elsewhere. The more time you give yourself to make the switch,
Microsoft to Close Skype, Shift Users to Teams
Skype, the Microsoft-owned service that popularized making calls over the internet, is hanging up for good. In May, Microsoft will shut down Skype, which it bought in 2011 for $8.5 billion in what at the time was the biggest acquisition in the tech titan’s history.
Microsoft is shutting down Skype and really wants you to join Teams instead
According to details within Skype's latest Windows preview build, Microsoft is planning to shutdown the long-lived video calling service.
Microsoft to Retire Skype, Urges Users to Transition to Teams
Microsoft announced it would shut down Skype, the video-calling platform it acquired for $8.5 billion in 2011.
Skype is dying soon. Here’s how to migrate to Teams (or pick another app)
Microsoft is officially discontinuing the Skype messaging service on May 5, 2025. Apparently, there wasn’t enough user interest to keep the once-iconic video call app alive. If you’re one of the dwindling few who still uses Skype in 2025,
The last days of Skype: Time to switch to Teams - or say goodbye
As the sun slowly sets Skype, some two decades after it started a revolution in online communication, owner Microsoft is pointing the way to its remaining loyal users: Teams. The tech company wants to make it as easy as possible to switch over to its business-oriented communication platform and says it's working on a way to let people use their
I used Skype for years, and Teams is a poor replacement for the video calling service that started it all
After more than 20 years, the video calling service that started it all is finally retiring in May as Microsoft plans to replace Skype with Teams once and for all.
Microsoft is retiring once-popular video app Skype to focus on Teams
Microsoft said that users will have the choice to either move to Microsoft Teams for free, or export their data from Skype.
Microsoft Will End Skype Internet Calling Service in May
For users, Skype will go offline on May 5, when Microsoft replaces it with a free version of Microsoft Teams. Teams has been ...
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Skype alternatives for HR to keep remote teams linked in 2025
Skype shutting down in May 2025? HR’s got Skype alternatives—best Skype replacements like Teams, Zoom to keep teams connected.